Recovering: Rabih Darwiche shares his experience as a lesson for his community
August 30th, 20220 DEARBORN — Rabih (Rob) Darwiche had a childhood similar to many other east Dearborn kids. He was 6-years-old when his family moved here from Lebanon in 1989. He lived like any other kid and went to McDonald Elementary and from there to Lowrey. Though Darwiche had a perfectly ordinary childhood, being the youngest of his seven...
Dearborn Public Schools to continue offering free breakfast and lunch to most students
August 27th, 20220 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public School District will continue to offer all K-12 students free breakfast and lunch on school days. Despite many other districts being forced to start charging students for breakfast and lunch again, Dearborn is able to use the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) under the National School Lunch...
Resilient Neighborhoods: This Southwest Detroit neighborhood will soon have a new pocket park and greenway
August 27th, 20220 By David Sands Until recently, Bieniek Park and Dingeman Park in Southwest Detroit's Chadsey Condon neighborhood were often referred to as "ghost parks", abandoned recreation areas that have fallen by the wayside. Ethelyn Carroll, a Southwest Detroiter and president of the area's United Block Club Council, remembers how bad things...
Federal agencies see guidance on data collection for MENA communities
August 26th, 20220 The federal office in charge of creating and overseeing the government’s population data collection practices is now providing guidance to agencies on how to collect data on the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) community using a separate ancestry question. Those working for proper recognition of the MENA community as its own...
Leslie Windless is looking to join the D7 School Board
August 26th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Following years of dedicated involvement in the community, Leslie Windless is now vying for a seat on the D7 School Board. A resident in the district for the last six years, Windless works at Henry Ford College as a student success navigator specializing in underserved and underrepresented youth. She has a...
Najah Jannoun is one of three candidates vying for a full term seat on the Crestwood School Board
August 26th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Having been a resident for the last 33 years and dedicating herself to the community, Najah Jannoun is hoping to retain her seat on the Crestwood School Board. Jannoun has been a realtor and has worked in the community for more than 10 years. Before being appointed to the Crestwood School Board, she was invited...
Abdul Sattar Hammoudeh is one of four candidates vying for two available partial terms on Crestwood’s School Board
August 26th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Abdul Sattar Hammoudeh is one of four candidates hoping to earn one of two partial term seats on Crestwood’s School Board. Hammoudeh immigrated from Lebanon in 1996 and earned his BS in electrical engineering from Lawrence Tech. University in 2004 before earning his MS from the University of Michigan-Dearborn...
Whitmer appoints Dearborn Police Chief Shahin to state’s law enforcement standards commission
August 25th, 20220 DEARBORN — Governor Whitmer has appointed Dearborn Chief of Police Issa Shahin to the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES), the Governor's Office said in a press release Thursday. Shahin was was nominated for the position by the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police (MACP). His term commences Aug. 25 and...
Man sought by police for information about non-fatal shooting contacts Dearborn Police
August 25th, 20220 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Police Department said on Thursday that with the cooperation of local media and the public who provided tips, the individual they earlier sought in connection with a non-fatal shooting had contacted the department. Detectives were able to determine that the incident occurred in the city of Detroit and the...
Dearborn Department of Public Health to provide free menstrual products to high schools
August 24th, 20220 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Department of Public Health (DPH) announced a new program to provide free menstrual products to all Dearborn high schools for the upcoming school year. The initiative is part of a DPH partnership with Los Angeles-based The Pad Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to "creating and cultivating local...
Hachem, Zadikian named co-chairmen of the Dearborn Education Foundation
August 23rd, 20220 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Education Foundation announced the appointment of two new co-chairmen to its board of trustees at its annual organizational meeting Aug. 17, the Dearborn Public Schools District said in a press release. Hussein Mohamed Hachem and John Zadikian will lead the 30-year-old nonprofit for the 2022/23 school year....
Khalil Rahal appointed director of economic development at DTE
August 23rd, 20220 DETROIT — On Tuesday, DTE Energy announced the appointment of Khalil Rahal as director of economic development. The energy company said in a press release that Rahal will be responsible for leading DTE’s efforts to drive economic development in communities across Michigan. “I am thrilled to be joining DTE,” Rahal said....
Assad Turfe named deputy Wayne County executive
August 23rd, 20220 DETROIT — Assad Turfe has been named deputy Wayne County executive, the county announced this week. Turfe previously served as chief of staff to Wayne County Executive Warren Evans, a position he’s held since 2018. His new position and relevant duties become effective upon approval by the Wayne County Commission, the county said...
“It was the right thing to do”: Dearborn mother encourages conversation about organ and tissue donation
August 22nd, 20220 DEARBORN — Karim Khassouan lived a short, quiet life and his spirit will carry on in the lives he saved through the organs he donated. Khassouan was born with Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM), a condition in which blood vessels become tangled, according to his mother, Nameer Alkurdi. It is normally treatable but, in Karim’s...
Starting out the school year strong
August 22nd, 20220 — Nabil Nagi is the interim superintendent of Hamtramck Public Schools. The article was edited for style. While saying goodbye to another incredible Michigan summer is always difficult, our team at Hamtramck Public Schools (HPS) is thrilled to see the seasons changing! It brings us that much closer to welcoming our students back into......
Dearborn/Dearborn Heights men charged after police make arrests in string of airbag thefts across Metro Detroit
August 22nd, 20220 DEARBORN — The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office has charged two men with a six-count felony complaint involving a string of airbag thefts in Metro Detroit, including Dearborn. The Dearborn Police Department said that following a rise in airbag thefts across Metro Detroit primarily involving GM vehicles, especially the Chevy...
Garage salers in Dearborn can now advertise through the city
August 22nd, 20220 DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn integrates web and app technology to make garage sales much more convenient. This is intended for both sellers who want to advertise and consumers seeking out garage sales within the city. Garage salers can now have postings on the city website for a fee of $10. The city will then have this post,......
Dearborn native makes it to the top 10 of cooking competition show MasterChef
August 21st, 20220 DEARBORN — Born and raised in Dearborn, 33-year-old Amanda Saab has made it to the top ten in the cooking competition show, MasterChef. In 2015, Saab competed in season six of the hit competition before being eliminated in the eighth episode of the season and becoming the first Muslim woman in a Hijab to compete on the...
Superintendent Glenn Maleyko again receives positive evaluation, contract extended
August 21st, 20220 DEARBORN —Dearborn Public Schools’ Superintendent Dr. Glenn Maleyko has officially received another positive evaluation. The Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education gave Maleyko his evaluation for his seventh year as superintendent, again ranking his performance as “highly effective.” A rating of effective or highly...
Reckless driving has become Dearborn’s epidemic
August 20th, 20221 DEARBORN — Reckless driving has no doubt become the city’s personal epidemic and the revving engines and mufflers screaming like banshees throughout neighborhoods on a daily basis are now our perennial background noise. Sadly, the number of fatal accidents, too, do not seem to be going away any time soon and the keen interest...
The problem of being insured while Arab, Chaldean or Muslim
August 20th, 20220 The problems of racial and religious animus are unfortunately ongoing challenges for Michiganders with ancestry from the Middle East or who adhere to the Islamic faith. These challenges exist despite the density of Arab and Chaldean Americans and American Muslims who reside in Southeastern Michigan. Although issues such as hate crimes......
David Williamson seeks a partial term on the Crestwood School Board
August 20th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A graduate of Dearborn High School and resident of the Crestwood School District since 1992, David Williamson is seeking a seat on the Crestwood School Board. Williamson is one of four running for two open partial term seats on the board. He earned a bachelor's of computer science degree from Eastern Michigan...
Khalil Rahal stepping down as Wayne County chief administrative officer to pursue new opportunity
August 19th, 20220 WAYNE COUNTY — East Dearborn native Khalil Rahal is stepping down from his position as Wayne County’s chief administrative officer to pursue another opportunity, Rahal announced on social media this week. In his announcement, Rahal thanked his mentor, Wayne County Executive Warren Evans, for allowing him to be "a part of Wayne......
Dearborn Heights Police urge residents to protect their vehicles during overnight hours
August 19th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The city of Dearborn Heights says it has experienced a growing trend of nighttime auto break-ins and theft of contents, and that residents can help reduce risk by following common-sense steps. Recently, the Dearborn Heights Police Department has received a growing number complaints from residents reporting...
The average Michigander would give up four years of their life to keep eating fast food, survey reveals
August 19th, 20220 - This article was contributed by DrugGenius, a website dedicated to providing medically reviewed information about prescription drugs, health conditions, nutrition, supplements and more. It has been edited for style. Live fried, die young? There are many behaviors and habits many of us developed and continue, despite studies......
